From ReImagine Appalachia (https://reimagineappalachia.org/): Our ReImagine Your Community Faith in Action event on June 23 was truly powerful and inspiring. You shouldn’t miss it! You can watch it here. Check out our Faith in Action Blog Post with links to our newly launched toolkit, attached … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/): We are in a moral, economic, and constitutional crisis. Last week’s Dobbs decision, which follows others on gun safety, immigrant rights, housing, public health and protections from police violence that, has revealed a deeper … Continued
From ReImagine Appalachia (https://reimagineappalachia.org/): Thanks again for registering for last week’s ReImagine Your Community Faith in Action event. Our speakers – and audience! were truly inspiring. Again, if you missed it you can watch it here. You can also check out our Faith in Action … Continued
Budget season is coming to a close, but families in Pennsylvania still need our help! The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash grant hasn’t been increased since 1990, and only comes out to $403 a month for a family … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Congress is working to pass legislation to address climate and energy issues, improve the country’s manufacturing capacity, and protect people from rising costs―and that can pass both the House and Senate this summer … Continued
From Keystone Research Center (https://krc-pbpc.org/): New Keystone Research brief profiles workers who would benefit Harrisburg, PA – Yesterday at a press conference with Sen. Art Haywood, the Keystone Research Center (KRC) released a new brief outlining who would benefit from … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/06/09/time-scrap-cap-sanders-warren-bill-targets-rich-expand-social-security Under the current system, notes Sen. Bernie Sanders, billionaires pay “the same amount of Social Security taxes as someone making $147,000 a year.” JAKE JOHNSON June 9, 2022 Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren led a group of … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Americans want to get back to work. But the lingering effects of the pandemic are keeping people out of the workforce. At the same time, employers are having trouble recruiting and retaining employees. … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-05-16/budget-policy-and-priorities/wolf-community-leaders-seek-2-000-payments-for-pennsylvanians/a79121-1 May 16, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Gov. Tom Wolf, lawmakers and community leaders are calling on the General Assembly to pass legislation that would send checks of up … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-05-12/senior/pa-officials-call-for-boosting-property-tax-rent-rebate-program/a79086-1 May 12, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania lawmakers and community leaders gathered in Montgomery County Wednesday, urging the General Assembly to use $204 million in unspent American Rescue … Continued